I Love You, Miss Genius

"Are you saying that you understand me well and that's the reason you chose to finish your research and ignored my call? I'm sorry, but I don't think I can accept that," Ivor said.

Bonnie heard a hint of pride in his voice and couldn't help but giggle. "What's the matter? Isn't it nice that I know you well? Were you hoping that I don't?"

"That's not what I mean." He explained hastily.

In fact, she knew what he meant. She was just messing with him. "What are you trying to say, then?"

"I don't want you to choose research over me. That's all." His tone became humble. "I'm your husband and your darling. If you care more about some research than you do about me, then I'm going to be jealous."

"Jealous?" She grinned as she continued to make fun of him leisurely. "What do you mean? Are you going to be jealous because I spend time on my research?

"The entire Arvandor is waiting for me to develop something. I can't stop conducting my research now, can I?"

Ivor remained quiet and didn't say anything back.

'Bonnie's making a fine point. After all, she's not just any ordinary researcher. The entire Arvandor needs to protect her. It would be too selfish of me to make her slow down her research for my sake.'Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

She noticed he didn't respond to him after a long time. So, she asked with a smile, "Why aren't you saying anything?"

"I'm contemplating what you said because it makes a lot of sense." Ivor reflected on his immature grievance. "I gave it a long thought and concluded that I was wrong to say what I said. I won't repeat the same mistake."

Bonnie couldn't resist laughing. "You can be jealous of anything except my research."

He cleared his throat. "It's true. From

time to time, I'd feel awful because you care more about your research than you do about me. However, I'm going to keep this feeling with me and not say it out.

"After all, I'm the science prodigy's husband. I have to sacrifice myself a little for the greater good."

"Pfft!" Collin didn't count on Ivor

being this amusing when he talked

to Bonnie. He almost laughed out loud, but he realized quickly that the latter would hear him. So, he

covered his mouth hastily and stifled his laughter.

He offered a silent prayer, hoping that Ivor did not hear his brief laughter and start suspecting that something was amiss.

After all, Bonnie was having a hard time keeping the whole thing a secret from Ivor. If he ended up ruining the whole thing, she'd surely have his head. Ivor heard the soft laughter, and asked, confused, "Who's snorting there, Bonnie?"

He didn't think it was Bonnie because that wasn't how she usually laughed.

She realized that too. So, she didn't say that it was her who laughed. Instead, she made up a story and said it was someone else.

"It's one of the new researchers the institute hired. He passed by earlier and couldn't help but laugh because he found our conversation funny."